# Creating and editing notes

## Creating a new note

To create a new Note, focus on the spot in the scene where you want to create it, and click the Plus button.

{% hint style="info" %}
The new Scene Note will be associated with the scene that is the currently Active scene. You can always change the scene later.
{% endhint %}

## Editing a note

You can edit the data of a Scene Note by just selecting it in the scene, and editing the data in the Inspector:

<figure><img src="/files/YlzG7bo3xCQr3lwXmxsm" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>The Inspector of a Scene Note</p></figcaption></figure>

Alternatively, you can edit [the ScriptableObject](/scene-notes/other/data-and-folders.md#data-format) directly.

## Note properties

### Note state

All notes have a state, which by default is "Not started". The state is reflected in the coloured bar at the top of the note's Inspector. You can change a note's state by just clicking the buttons under the bar.

<figure><img src="/files/KpUYRptl0bwvGhNe7cIt" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>An unstarted note</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/3ZUi8eVgEH24UyBulilh" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>A completed note</p></figcaption></figure>

The possible states are:

* Not started: grey bar
* In progress: blue bar
* Done: green bar

The meaning that you give to each status is up to you and your team.

### Title

The title of the note. Changing this will rename [the associated ScriptableObject](/scene-notes/other/data-and-folders.md#data-format) file.

If note titles are set to display in [Project Settings](/scene-notes/other/project-settings.md), will be shown below the note's icon in the Scene View.

### Contents

The main text of a note.

### Category

The category the note belongs to, used for [filtering](/scene-notes/organising-notes/filtering-notes.md#filtering-notes-by-category) and icons. Refer to [Handling categories](/scene-notes/organising-notes/handling-categories.md) for more information.

### Scene

You can freely reassign a different scene to the **Scene** field.

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Keep in mind that reassigning a scene will move the [ScriptableObject](/scene-notes/other/data-and-folders.md) for the note, and might make the note disappear from the Scene View if the specific scene is not currently loaded.
{% endhint %}

### Linked GameObject

If a note is not linked to any object, it's just placed with a **World position** in the scene, and you can edit it here.

<figure><img src="/files/4GF6JsHABExMnouXoSnX" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>The Scene information section of a note</p></figcaption></figure>

If a GameObject is dragged into the **Linked to** field, the note becomes linked to that GameObject. When that object moves or rotates, the note moves with it. As such, while the note still has a world position, this will not be editable: what matters is the **Local offset**, which can be tweaked at the bottom of this section:

<figure><img src="/files/5cz1zM8suuIIBK2AHxdr" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>This note is linked to a GameObject</p></figcaption></figure>

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Deleting the GameObject linked doesn't delete the note, it just unlinks it.
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### Screenshots

You can attach screenshots (or any image) to a note.

To take a screenshot directly in the Scene View, click the button. An overlay will appear in the Scene View:

<figure><img src="/files/Mj8lPMto85q8wGOJ48sG" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Capturing a screenshot</p></figcaption></figure>

Screenshots captured this way will be saved in the 📁 `Screenshots` folder, right under the [data folder](/scene-notes/other/data-and-folders.md).

After taking a screenshot, you can potentially link it to another note by just manually adding it to the other note's list.

Handling these screenshots is up to you: removing a linked screenshot from a note doesn't delete the corresponding image.

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The data folder path can be specified in [Project Settings](/scene-notes/other/project-settings.md).
{% endhint %}

### More

This section contains info about the note's author, when the note was created and when it was last edited. This data is not editable.

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You can change the name used to sign your notes in [Project Settings](/scene-notes/other/project-settings.md).
{% endhint %}

### Comments

This section is a lightweight comment thread that belongs to the note. To add comments, simply use the UI to add a new one. After that, you'd need to commit the note using whatever Version Control system you use, at which point your teammates can reply.

<figure><img src="/files/BU7Hx2mpiGFE2iak0lSv" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Two comments, and the reply box</p></figcaption></figure>

Comments cannot be edited, only deleted.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can change the name used to sign your comments in [Project Settings](/scene-notes/other/project-settings.md).
{% endhint %}

## Deleting a note

To delete a note, press the trash button on the note's toolbar:

<figure><img src="/files/p7q6nVSFMTR4ENWLGsqq" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

The [ScriptableObject](/scene-notes/other/data-and-folders.md) representing the note will be immediately deleted.


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